Terrell is one-and-a-half years old and loves to pound colored pegs with his wooden hammer. One day Terrell's dad brings home a set of plastic bolts, nuts and wrenches for Terrell to play with. Terrell picks up a wrench and starts to pound on pegs with it. Terrell is demonstrating which process?
A) accommodation
B) assimilation
C) attenuation
D) sensitization

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Terrell is demonstrating assimilation, which is the process of incorporating new experiences into existing cognitive structures or schemas. In this case, Terrell is using the wrench in the same way he used the hammer, showing he is assimilating the new object into his existing schema for tools used for pounding.

Terrell Is One-And-A-Half Years Old and Loves to Pound Colored